Taratantara
In the summer of 1999 Anish Kapoor’s giant structure Taratantara became the first piece of artwork to exhibit in the new Baltic Centre for contemporary art. The impressive structure that filled the void left by the remains of Baltic Flour Mill builing, was designed to mark the transition from the Baltic’s old life as a flour mill to its future as a centre for art. The film presents interviews with the artist explaining his vision and creation, and illustrated through stunning visual shots shows the demanding challenge that faced those turning this vision into a reality.
Funeral Rights
Funeral Rights explores the increasing popularity for alternative funerals. The film presents the rising trend to turn away from traditional and conventional ceremonies and investigates exactly what alternative choices are available and just why many, are now seeking the chance to take control of their own funeral and final goodbye.
There are 7 short 4 minute clips to watch (click more) and in this first clip the contemporary option of a “return to nature” through a burial in a nature reserve or woodland is explained.
Remembering Slavery
Influenced by personal accounts from former slaves, this short film depicts a fictional account of the life of an African slave. Through the eyes and voice of a relative the film presents the harrowing journey of an African slave, like so many captured and forced to leave his home, and travel to his new enslaved life on a Caribbean plantation. Produced by Media19 for Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums.
Facing the Music
Facing the Music investigates the allure of learning to play a musical instrument for all generations. Following the ambitious, young violinist Sophie as she prepares for her first orchestra lead performance, the film explores the hard work and dedication required to master a musical instrument along with the chores and triumphs that playing can bring.
Young Parents Speak Out
Dame Clare Tickell met young parents from Ashington in Northumberland and Barrow in Furness, Cumbria at the opening of an exhibition of their work produced for the WE ARE HERE project at the 12 Star Gallery, Europe House, Smith Square, Westminster, London. Working with Media19 they have produced their own short films that reflect on their experiences as teenage mums and the challenges they face. Their work is being shown alongside that produced for the project from Serbia and Hungary.
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WE ARE HERE
WE ARE HERE
Voices of Poverty and Social Exclusion – UK, Hungary, Serbia. Italy
See: www.wearehere.tv
We Are Here is our latest project producing a pan-European initiative with partners in Hungary, Serbia and Italy that brings together people who are facing challenges, struggles, barriers or discrimination in their everyday lives. In a creative partnership with artists and digital media producers they are producing creative and insightful self-portraits – films and visual statements about their lives and circumstances, their hopes, aspirations, experiences, pasts and futures.
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We Are Here/Campaign Trail Event
At a special event at the City Library in Newcastle, young parents from Northumberland, Teesside, Cumbria and the Yorkshire regions came together to promote their unique public awareness and peer education campaigns for Media19s pan-European project We Are Here / Campaign Trail UK to deliver their powerful and intimate messages about what it means to be a parent when you are a teenager.
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DiGi50+
DiGi50+ Making the digital world work for you
DiGi50+ is a new initiative supporting people living in rural communities to get more out of computers, the internet and being online.
Media19 delivered a programme of training workshops and events across Northern England in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Northumberland. Developing people’s skills in using computers, digital media, sharing and using the web and an awareness of the possibilities that the internet and digital media can offer to those living in rural areas and with previous limited knowledge or experience. More »
Tommy Hair
Tommy Hair, who died suddenly last week whilst filming in Bangladesh for Sport Relief, was a great friend, colleague and hugely talented sound engineer who worked with Media 19 alongside Director/Cameraman Nick Oldham and Producer Belinda Williams on virtually all of Media 19’s productions.
His contribution to our work has been considerable. Tommy was such a generous, kind and considerate person with a brilliant sense of humour and an unrivalled ability to make everyone feel at ease.
As a sound recordist, Tommy was able to work within any situation and he was always sensitive to all locations, communities and individuals who were involved in our productions, he is greatly missed.
We have lost a true friend and colleague and send our deepest sympathies to his beloved Joanne, Tom and Hetty.
